[2026:RJ-JP:9359] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Bail Application No. 16356/2025 Surendar Meena S/o Jagdish Meena, Aged About 23 Years, R/o Prempuriya, Police Station Harnavadashahaji, Distt. Baran (Raj.) (Petitioner Is In Sub Jail Atru). ----Petitioner Versus The State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Shazadi Bano for Mr. Ali Mohammed Khan For Respondent(s) : Mr. Jitendra Singh Rathore, PP with Mr. Vinod Sharma HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN Order 05/03/2026 1. The instant bail application has been filed under Section 483 BNSS on behalf of accused-applicant. The accused-applicant was arrested in connection with FIR No. 19/2024 registered at Police Station Kawai District Baran for the offence(s) under Sections 8/21 of NDPS Act and as per order dated 27.11.2025 for the offence(s) under Sections 8/29 of NDPS Act. 2. Learned counsel for the accused-applicant submits that the applicant is sole bread earner of the family, aged about 23 years. It is submitted that charge-sheet has already been filed in the instant matter. It is next submitted that recovered quantity of the contraband is much less than that of the commercial quantity. Learned counsel further submits that the conclusion of trial is likely to take a long time and no useful purpose would be served by keeping the applicant behind bars till disposal of the case. 3. Per contra, learned Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the instant bail application. It is submitted that there are as [2026:RJ-JP:9359] (2 of 2) [CRLMB-16356/2025] many as 5 criminal antecedents registered against the accused- applicant. 4. Having heard the arguments advanced by the learned counsel for the parties and taking note of the fact that accused- applicant is a young man aged about 23 years; that the applicant is sole bread earner of the family; that the charge-sheet has already been filed; that the recovered quantity of the contraband is much less than the commercial quantity and looking to the overall facts and circumstances of the case and material on record but without commenting on merits/demerits of the case, this court is inclined to allow the bail application of the accused-applicant and enlarge him/her on bail. 5. Accordingly, the instant bail application under Section 483 BNSS is allowed and it is ordered that accused-applicant Surendar Meena S/o Jagdish Meena shall be enlarged on bail provided he furnishes a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- with two sureties of Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of learned trial Judge for his appearance before the court concerned on all the dates of hearing as and when called upon to do so. 6. Considering the strong criminal antecedents registered against the accused-applicant, this court deems it fit to direct the accused-applicant shall contribute to the Swach Bharat Abhiyan – initiative of the government, for a period of three months, on two hours per day basis, as an honorary work, under the supervision and directions of the SHO qua the FIR (Supra) in consonance with the directions of the Municipal Corporation/Local Administrative authorities concerned. (SAMEER JAIN),J Pooja/17